Turbo Switchers Ltd. (South Africa) launched the TD-000, the first of the TurboDriver line of MOSFET/IGBT resonant gate drivers. The drivers are based upon a patent-pending topology that halves switching losses, which utilizes resonant transitions to charge and discharge the gate capacitance and results in simpler, cheaper and more power-efficient circuitry in a wide range […]
Invensys Energy Systems (Raleigh, NC) announced that two of the Intergy dc powering systems met the Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) standard for the telecommunications industry. The new systems are built to comply with the Level 3 NEBS standard GR-1089-CORE for electromagnetic compatibility and GR-63-CORE for physical protection, which includes seismic Zone 4 compatibility. The […]
Advanced Power Components plc (APC, UK) unveiled its new CB Series of PCB-mountable dc/dc converters, which are intended for industrial, military and...
Sipex Corp. (Billerica, MA) announced the new SP6231, which is claimed to be the industry's first smart LDO voltage regulator that is...
Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (Camarillo, CA) announced that it has reduced its workforce by approximately 10 percent of the 1,300 people that it employs worldwide. Vitesse President and CEO Lou Tomasetta said, "We continue to seek ways to manage our cost structure. This workforce reduction, while unfortunate, was necessary to lower our operating expenses and reduce […]
Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS, Austin, TX) has agreed to transfer to Lansdale Semiconductor Inc. (Tempe, AZ) the MC12000 Series, which includes the 12002, 12009, 12011, 120113, 12040 and 12061 ICs. Under the terms of the product acquisition agreement, Lansdale becomes the sole-source semiconductor aftermarket supplier of the MC12000 line. According to Motorola SPS, […]
National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) introduced a new 250mA low dropout (LDO) regulator that increases operating time for wireless, laptop and personal digital assistant (PDA) applications. The new LP2992 LDO provides low power dissipation, high power supply rejection ratio, low dropout voltage, ultra-low noise as well as design flexibility and easy system management. The […]
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) and Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Co. Ltd. (MEE, Japan) announced that they will collaborate to develop, manufacture and sell integrated power solutions and turn-key power systems for space-level applications, such as communications and telemetry satellites. Alex Lidow, IR's CEO, said, "Both IR and MEE possess tremendous power-management expertise for […]
C&D Technologies (Blue Bell, PA) announced the IHB Series of 60W and 100W half-brick dc/dc converters. Key features include single- and triple-output configurations, a 18V to 40V and 33V to 75V input-voltage range, a 2.3in x 2.4in x 0.5in half-brick package style, high efficiency (88 percent typical), and operation to +100 degrees C baseplate temperature […]
HiTek Power (Santee, CA) introduced its new series of low-profile, modular, distributed power systems that are hot-pluggable for N+1 redundancy, with Positronic...
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh) announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2001. Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 totaled $12.5 million, an increase of 30 percent, compared to $9.7 million reported in the previous fiscal-year's second quarter. Pro-forma net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2002 increased 69 percent […]
IFR Systems Inc. (Wichita, KS) announced the availability of two new dc power supplies, the Kikusui PAN600-2A and PAN350-3.5A. The Kikusui PAN600-2A and PAN350-3.5A are the latest in a line of high-performance, reliable dc power supplies available from IFR. The PAN600-2A accommodates 0V to 600V and 0A to 2A, and the PAN350-3.5A handles 0V to […]
Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) announced results for its fiscal year 2001 ended September 30, 2001, with revenues of Euro 5.67 billion, a decrease of 22 percent from the previous fiscal year. EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) decreased to a loss of Euro 1.02 billion, down from a positive EBIT of Euro 1.67 billion […]
Broadband TelCom Power Inc. (BTCPower, Santa Ana, CA) introduced the new HQ Series of synchronously rectified, high-efficiency dc/dc converters, providing 50A of...
Gowanda Electronics (Gowanda, NY) announced a new series of surface-mount toroid inductors, the SMT35A Series. The new inductors are suitable for power...